Strong characters and rewarding narratives are rarely developed in “found footage” movies, so when the shocks and gross-out moments occur, the audience can’t be blamed for feeling uninvolved.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 8, 2023

I found “Apollo 18” to be a fun little movie that uses and incorporates the found footage style in a slick and fresh fashion. It does have some issues but it also has some great moments wrapped into its tight 88 minute running time.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 19, 2022

The only thing worse than an inept filmmaker is a lazy one.

| Original Score: 1.0/4.0 | Sep 2, 2020

In other words, this found footage should've stayed hidden.

| Original Score: D | Jan 11, 2020

Quite possibly the worst film I have seen since I have been reviewing movies professionally.

| Original Score: 0/4 | Jun 8, 2019

It's a fun, clever thought experiment, but not one that's going to leave you shivering late at night the way a good horror film should.

| May 25, 2018

A potentially cool "found footage" flick that is desperately in need of a lot more brains ... or a lot more silliness.

| Aug 26, 2015

The movie builds up to a mystery that it never does much to resolve, with its big set piece reveal consisting mostly of a couple of rocks moving.

| Original Score: D+ | Jun 22, 2013

The 'found footage' horror movie Apollo 18 recycles the premise of The Blair Witch Project on the moon and still manages a few good scares.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 1, 2013

It's impossible to recommend Apollo 18 to anyone but the most staunch found-footage fans. The film fails every requirement of a tense and enjoyable time at the theater.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 2, 2012

"Apollo 18" is another dud in a genre that should have stopped before it got out of hand.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 19, 2012

Feels like nothing more than an attempt to cash in on a trend, and it's a textbook example of how not to do that.

| Original Score: 3.5/10 | Aug 22, 2012

An astonishingly incompetent and interminable piece of work...

| Original Score: .5/4 | Feb 3, 2012

Apollo 18 is a mercilessly dull movie that just doesn't make much sense. It's light on thrills, and the found-footage gimmick works against the tension.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Jan 29, 2012

The REAL reason why we never built bases on the moon by 1999 . . .

| Jan 13, 2012

if you can push past the suspension of disbelief, it's a pretty eerie ride

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 6, 2012

Movies with 'found footage' have become quite popular since the advent of 'The Blair Witch Project.' The authentic feel adds to the horror element as these movies unfold. (One great example is 'The Last Exorcism,' a sadly under-seen movie.)

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 22, 2011

An intriguing premise that never quite reaches liftoff.

| Original Score: C+ | Nov 8, 2011

There are a couple of moments here that are as marrow-freezing as anything in Blair Witch or Paranormal Activity.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 4, 2011

A simple sci-fi horror with just enough scares to keep you interested.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 23, 2011